Processing Images of Florida Mountains in New Mexico

[Teddington]

Wayne, no technical skills but I know what I like so here's my thoughts FWIW:

1. I actually prefer the color complements in the very first photo even if not true to real life but probably agree the magenta needs to be toned down a little.
2. I've never seen the FL Mtns so I don't know how tall/big they are but the massive foreground and sky areas minimize them. Since they are the main subject of the photo, I'd prefer less foreground, sky or both. While not dead center on the horizon, they're closer than I prefer.
3. It's probably me but I see all of these shots improved by cropping to panorama proportions.

Nice subject well done. Great example of why you never delete a frame "in camera" as the recovery possibilities in PS are unbelievable and you never know till you see it big.

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Originally Posted by Teddington

Wayne, no technical skills but I know what I like so here's my thoughts FWIW:

1. I actually prefer the color complements in the very first photo even if not true to real life but probably agree the magenta needs to be toned down a little.
2. I've never seen the FL Mtns so I don't know how tall/big they are but the massive foreground and sky areas minimize them. Since they are the main subject of the photo, I'd prefer less foreground, sky or both. While not dead center on the horizon, they're closer than I prefer.
3. It's probably me but I see all of these shots improved by cropping to panorama proportions.

Nice subject well done. Great example of why you never delete a frame "in camera" as the recovery possibilities in PS are unbelievable and you never know till you see it big.

Thanks!

I have a pair of photos for making a panorama, but I'm afraid the differences in exposure are going to make it look ugly. Photoshop 7 could handle it, but my free version expired, so I'm back to 5.

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Here is the same photo, cropped to panorama dimensions



Larger size available at link:

_MG_1801rP_lrc_s1024 by Pooua, on Flickr

[SecretAgent]

i hope you don't mind, i though it was such a great shot, i wanted to see what i could do with it. here's after a couple quick adjustments in lightroom 2.2. looks much better in panorama format. gives the mountains more substance. anyways, yeah, if you mind i apologize in advance and i will happily remove it. hope you like it though. i think it gives it more depth.

[venchka]

If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.
Robert Capa

Next time, get on the other side of the field. With the buildings in the foreground or maybe without the buldings. Shoot it both ways.

Then get closer.

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Originally Posted by SecretAgent

i hope you don't mind, i though it was such a great shot, i wanted to see what i could do with it. here's after a couple quick adjustments in lightroom 2.2. looks much better in panorama format. gives the mountains more substance. anyways, yeah, if you mind i apologize in advance and i will happily remove it. hope you like it though. i think it gives it more depth.

I don't mind. I like to see what other people suggest.

I think your version is too dark, which is an odd thing for me to say, as I usually prefer shots that other people think are too dark.

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Originally Posted by venchka

Next time, get on the other side of the field. With the buildings in the foreground or maybe without the buldings. Shoot it both ways.

Then get closer.

I did, though I don't have photos of that online. I got close enough that I had to photograph a piece of the mountains at a time. I wasn't happy with the results (partly because I would have to do too much work to correct perspective and lighting distortions in Photoshop Elements 5), so I did not bother to put those online.